1. To get a slot, simply e-mail the moderator at octavefoundation@gmail.com with a video recording of 5 mins or with the script or with a short synopsis of the performance.Video size should not be more than 50 MB

2. You can perform one piece for a maximum of 5 minutes. Your time starts the moment you come to the microphone; any introduction or preamble is part of your time slot.

3. Only solo or duo performances; no groups please. However, number of musicians can be considered with prior information.

4. Work performed can be in any of the languages used in the National Capital Region.

5. When the moderator tells you your time is up, please leave the microphone immediately.

10. Please show the text of what you plan to perform to the moderator, and/or describe your performance. This is not about censorship; it is to guard against infringement of the rules.Venue : Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)Area : Connaught Place (CP)Event Description :OPEN MIC : Leipung Open Mic 13.0, Second year celebrations

The theme for January is that your 5-minute piece MUST on BEGINING.

“Leipung” is a mound found on roads in localities over which young and old sit and discuss matters of local, national and personal interest. It is the Manipuri version of what is known to us as an 'adda'.

Leipung is a platform for exploring the art of storytelling in different formats and connecting people through the art. Select performers will be invited to join Octave Foundation productions.About the performers: Octave Foundation is an NGO that was established with the idea of bridging the gaping divide between India’s North Eastern states and the rest of the country by bringing together folk tales, narratives, culture, habits, traditions, simplicities and complexities, words and songs. Growing up in a decade that has witnessed innumerable socio-political conflicts, the founders of the organization recognize that creative arts and performance arts transcend all boundaries by forming a language of their own. To bring people together, which is critical now than ever before, we have to delve deeper into our roots and give platforms of convergence to celebrate ethnic diversities. With this mission, Octave Foundation is attempting to weave the dying art of storytelling and the strong need of cultural convergence to a single platform called Wari. The word ‘Wari’ means ‘story’ in Manipuri language and since its inception in May 2016, nine stories spanning nine different regions have been performed. Wari is an effort to initiate conversations. More about us here: octavefoundation.org